Just been diagnosed? Here are some tips to help you get through that first year of being gluten free ... 1. Be brave - and optimistic. It will be difficult, but you will feel better as your intestine heals. 2. Clear out some cupboard space, dedicated for your gluten free products. They can be very bulky, especially if, like me, you have … [Read more...]
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12 gluten-free breakfast suggestions
Like all of us, my coeliac daughter's favourite breakfasts seem to go in phases, so something will be the best-ever breakfast for a while, and then it will be something else. If you're just diagnosed, though, working out what you can and can't eat can be difficult. Here are a few suggestions: 1. Gluten free breakfast cereal. Favourites at … [Read more...]
Gluten free community – a wonderful thing
When I was a child, we had a Saab, one of those where the third row of seats faced backwards. They were so unusual, that owners used to flash and wave frantically at each other when they passed. (Or at least we did - perhaps it was just to entertain us on long journeys.) Having a coeliac in the family is a little like that. I find I'm having … [Read more...]